Author Archives: Steven

SWC Backlist: Carmilla

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Steven

Continuing our review of SWC’s backlist, today we look at our most popular illustrated classic, Carmilla. Written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Uncle Silas, In a Glass Darkly), this 19th-century vampiric romance has influenced generations of writers from Bram Stoker … Continue reading →

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SWC Backlist: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Steven

Continuing our review of SWC’s backlist, today we look at our young adult dark-urban-fantasy comic book The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1, written by Steven A. Roman and Sholly Fisch, and illustrated by Eliseu Gouveia, Ernie Colon, and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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SWC Backlist: Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Steven

As a follow-up to this past weekend’s first BookCon, I thought it would be a good time to introduce first-time visitors to our StarWarp Concepts and Pandora Zwieback sites, and new readers of StarWarp Concepts’ titles, to the SWC backlist … Continue reading →

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BookCon 2014 Wrap-up

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Steven

This past Saturday, StarWarp Concepts—represented by me and Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings author Richard C. White (who was kind enough to take the pics you see here)—attended the inaugural BookCon, a one-day event spun off from the annual Book Expo … Continue reading →

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Welcome, BookCon 2014 Attendees!

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Steven

Thanks for stopping by our booth today, and for coming here to check things out at a more leisurely pace. We’re always thrilled to meet potential new readers intrigued by our range of dark-fantasy titles, and hope we can add … Continue reading →

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BookCon 2014 is Tomorrow!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Steven

The first-ever BookCon is this Saturday, May 31, and StarWarp Concepts will be there! Run by ReedPOP (the folks responsible for New York Comic Con), this one-day show is a spinoff of Book Expo America, the publishing industry’s annual tradeshow, … Continue reading →

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Set Sail for Adventure, Pirate Fans!

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Steven

You may have heard that tomorrow night is the debut of Crossbones on NBC-TV. Developed by Neil Cross (creator of the Idris Elba–starring series Luther, and writer for Doctor Who), the series stars John Malkovich as the notorious pirate Edward … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s Gotta Start Somewhere

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Steven

That’s what I’m always telling young writers who aren’t certain of their talent, and whether it’s worth the effort to keep going. With that in mind, if you’re a teen writer or know one, head over to the Pandora Zwieback … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Harlan Ellison®!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Steven

He’s one of the most revered—and sometimes controversial—writers of speculative fiction (and God help you if you call him just “a science-fiction writer”); a man who trademarked his name (hence the registration mark in the header up top), and whose … Continue reading →

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StarWarp Concepts Signs with Comic Blender

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Steven

Happy Memorial Day! It might be a national holiday (at least here in the U.S.), but we here at ’Warp Central still have work to do. And today we’re pleased to announce that we’ve joined the growing number of publishers … Continue reading →

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